{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides access to CFTC Commitment of Traders data through a Python API and REST interface, enabling queries of historical contract positions by CFTC code.","skillfed_tags":["cftc-data","futures-market","openbb-extension"],"use_cases":["Search for specific commodity futures contracts (e.g., gold, crude oil) and retrieve their full historical positioning data","Analyze trader sentiment and positioning trends across commercial, non-commercial, and other trader classes","Build dashboards or monitoring systems using the REST API to track open interest and trader classification changes","Compare positioning across different report types (Legacy, Disaggregated, Financial, Supplemental) for the same contract","Integrate CFTC data into quantitative trading or research workflows via Python DataFrames"],"what_it_does":"openbb-cftc is an extension to the OpenBB platform that wraps the CFTC Commitment of Traders database, exposing it through a Python API and optional REST server. It lets you search for commodity contracts by name and retrieve historical open-interest data broken down by trader classification (commercial, non-commercial, managed money, etc.) across different report types.\n\nThe package depends on openbb-core and openbb-platform-api, integrating into the OpenBB ecosystem as a router module with two endpoints: `cot_search` for finding contracts and `cot` for fetching reports. Data can be returned as DataFrames or accessed via REST. No credentials are required, though an optional free Socrata app_token can be set to avoid IP-based throttling.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need CFTC Commitment of Traders data and are comfortable with AGPL-3.0 licensing. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and integrates cleanly into the OpenBB ecosystem. No known vulnerabilities. Consider it essential for derivatives market analysis; skip it if AGPL licensing conflicts with your project or if you need a standalone tool outside OpenBB."},"id":"openbb-cftc","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openbb-cftc","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openbb-cftc.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/openbb-cftc/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"agpl","name":"openbb-cftc","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"The mission of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":91126,"position":13538,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.4.2"}